Off-Highway & 4-Wheeling Articles, Tips, Links & Guides

 

Jeeping on Utah's Moab Rim Dan Wulfman's Unimog RV at Canyon Rims, Utah Earth Roamers in Monument Valley Exploring Death Valley by Jeep A 20-foot version of the famous Hi-Lift jack, erected to celebrate its 100th birthday in Bloomfield, Indiana

ARTICLES

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DEATH VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
Gold, Ghosts & Glory Holes: The Ruth Mine (3/11/07)
Racetrack Playa & the Mysterious Sliding Stones (4/23/06)
Death Valley Trails to Chloride City (2/16/06)
Skidoo Ghost Town (5/6/02)
Leadfield Ghost Town (3/15/01)

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NEVADA
Carrara Marble Quarry & Ghost Town (11/15/00)

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UTAH
Scenic Loop through the La Sal Mountains (9/9/07)
Nine Mile Canyon (12/17/06)
Off-Road & Inside the San Rafael Swell (3/4/06)

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EQUIPMENT
Power Tank -- Better than an Air Compressor (2/5/06)
How to Choose a Power Inverter (8/14/05)

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BOOK REVIEWS

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Backcountry Adventures If you like maps, GPS coordinates, a bit of history, and great description of trails, the Backcountry Adventures series by Peter Massey and Jeanne Wilson are truly the ultimate guides to the backcountry in several western states for anyone with a sport utility vehicle...[more]

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Shifting Into 4WD Harry "Silver Coyote" Lewellyn's handbook Shifting into 4WD is chock full of ideas, suggestions and safety tips that will enrich and entertain anyone who has ever yearned to leave the pavement and follow a dirt road...[more]

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Field & Stream Sporting Vehicles Handbook is like a perfect set of "Cliff's Notes" for mechanically-challenged off-road wannabes. Slaton provides plenty of real-life experiences that all weekend road warriors can use to enhance their own off-road enjoyment and safety...[more]

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LINKS & RESOURCES

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Cutting Edge Unimog Expedition Truck: Take a few minutes to wander around this site. Some of the navigation & electronic equipment was created just for this vehicle, a joint project of UniCat (Hambrücken, Germany) & Applied Minds (Glendale, California). Cost? "...more than a Hummer and less than a Boeing 777..."

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Twenty-Three Skidoo and Tommyknockers, Too: Excellent site for off-road travel and exploration articles featuring historical sites like the 23 Skidoo Mine near Skidoo ghost town in Death Valley

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Off-Roader's Dream: The Earthroamer XV-LT is the ultimate expedition vehicle, with all the comforts of home and fully equipped to go off-highway. (4/29/07)

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